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iMindsCreating industry value through cooperation

Some inspiration to start with

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www.paybacksweater.nl

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Blokify

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Who am I

Cooperation cluster:An example in the centre of Europe

PRoF = research+users+SME+BIG

PRoF 1.0 (Patient Room of the Future)

PRoF 2.0 (Personalized Residence of the Future)

PRoF 3.0 (Private caRe of the Future)

www.prof-projects.comwww.facebook.com/profprojectswww.linkedin.com : PRoF group

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iMindsCreating industry value through cooperation

How to make digital technologies a driver for economic and social growth

in Flanders?

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iMinds wants to create a lasting and positive impact

on society through ICT innovation

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The required eco-system

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Entrepreneurs

Venture Capital

Investors

Professions

Government

Management

Large poolsof privatecapital

Public Stock Markets

Major Corporations

Strategic Investors R&D Centers Potential Acquirers

Universities

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Strengths of 5 universities!

Employment UrbanizationAgeing Society

GlobalizationPublic health

for all and well-being

Environment

Cloud computing

Internetof Things

Big DataConnectivity

& Sensor systems

Security & Privacy

Social & context based IT

iMinds focus: ICT and five vertical marketsSocietal challenges

Markets

TechnologiesLeveraging our research assets in multiple markets

323 partners and counting

ICON within the iMinds innovation toolbox

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5+ years …1 yearTime-to-market

Strategic research

Incubation & Entrepreneurship

Applied Research

Pre-competitiveTesting

Knowledge-driven

Explorative

Basics for applied research

Training & coaching

Financing

Facilities

Networking

Internationali-zation

Demand-driven

Interdisciplinary

Cooperative

Proof of Concept

Large-scale user trials & living labs

Technical test-beds

Simulations

ICON

What is ICON ?

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“The ICON model works.”

Lieven Danneels, president of VOKA West-Flanders

Member ICT Board Agoria

www.innovatieraad.be

“Because of interdisciplinary collaboration, our engineers can broaden their horizon and gain insights that are beyond engineering”

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“The interface of two different worlds (industry and academic) will definitely lead to the development of new concepts and products”

Quotes from the Accio project

“By being immersed in the daily work practices of the users, the research results are based on actual context rather than on assumptions”

Why is the ICON model so successful?

Easy access for industry, SME & non profit• Red tape covered by iMinds or large organizations

• Two for one: iMinds and IWT

Partnership model• Innovation clusters

• Value chain

Result-oriented agile research

IP Value creation model

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Manufacturing

Media

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Health

Energy

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Growing & differentiating our ICON portfolio

The partner ecosystem is a mix between SMEs, large companies and non-profit

N = 52520 missing with unknown type

GBO 2005

GBO 2006

GBO 2007

GBO 2008

ICON 2009

ICON 2010

ICON 2011

ICON 2012

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34%42%

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33% 28%

15% 44%35% 45%

39%39%

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23% 24% 21% 16% 21%

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Public/Non-profit

SMEs

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Market

ProductSpin-off

Demonstrate credibility towards external partners and generate business impact

Launch new product-line or improve current products

Launch new spin-off company, joint-venture or external startup

ICON valorization types3 typical ways ICONs add value to business

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

PROJECT RESULTS

APPROACH

CURRENT STATUS

• Real-time reliable Train-Station and in-Train mobile communication

• Video distribution (in train and to ground)

• Data management framework

• Business cases

• New R&D team created• Developed prototype &

reliable demo• Project closing event was

turned into successful customer event

New business case leads to succesful deal with Eurostar

• ICON TR@INS 2006-2008

• ICON TRACK 2010-2011• TRACK: 4 partners and 5

research groups. Strong industrial project lead Televic Rail

• Contract signed with Eurostar (Televic Rail)

• Development is ongoing• Characteristic of rail

business: sell solution and develop for the customer

An Example: outcome for SME

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VIDEO : Televic Rail testimonial on results

Google search terms: track iminds video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidYXExvdpM

Digimeter within the iMinds innovation toolbox

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5+ years …1 yearTime-to-market

Strategic research

Incubation & Entrepreneurship

Applied Research

Pre-competitiveTesting

Knowledge-driven

Explorative

Basics for applied research

Training & coaching

Financing

Facilities

Networking

Internationali-zation

Demand-driven

Interdisciplinary

Cooperative

Proof of Concept

Large-scale user trials & living labs

Technical test-beds

Simulations

Digimeter

Digimetermeasured through on line & off line

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Digimeter profiles

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Startup within the iMinds innovation toolbox

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5+ years …1 yearTime-to-market

Strategic research

Incubation & Entrepreneurship

Applied Research

Pre-competitiveTesting

Knowledge-driven

Explorative

Basics for applied research

Training & coaching

Financing

Facilities

Networking

Internationali-zation

Demand-driven

Interdisciplinary

Cooperative

Proof of Concept

Large-scale user trials & living labs

Technical test-beds

Simulations

startup

Example: www.twikit.com

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Thank you for your attention.We welcome your questions, suggestions, comments.

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